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ACLU Lawsuit Charges Grossly Inadequate Medical Care At State Prison In Nevada
After months of inaction during which prisoners have been forced to endure inhumane pain and suffering as a result of untreated medical conditions, the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against top corrections and government officials in Nevada in an effort to prompt much-needed sweeping improvements in the level of care given to inmates.
> News: ACLU Lawsuit Charges Grossly Inadequate Medical Care At State Prison In Nevada (3/6/2008)
> Learn More: The ACLU's Work at the Ely State Prison

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Alabama Department of Corrections Continues to Deny Programs to HIV-Positive Prisoners
Despite ongoing negotiations with attorneys and staff from the ACLU's National Prison Project and the ACLU of Alabama, the Alabama Department of Corrections continues to be the only correctional system in America that denies HIV-positive inmates access to its work release program. Learn more >>
> ACLU Calls on the Alabama Department of Corrections to Expand Programs for HIV-Positive Prisoners (12/11/2007)
> Letter to ADOC Commissioner Richard F. Allen from the ACLU (9/28/2007)

DHS Announces 11 Previously Unreported Deaths In Immigration Detention (08/17/2009)
NEW YORK – Prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking previously unreleased documents related to the deaths of immigration detainees in U.S. custody, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials today revealed 11 deaths that have occurred at detention facilities since 2004 that the government had previously failed to publicly disclose.

ACLU Says Failure To Properly Administer Medicines At Wisconsin Prison Puts Women's Lives At Risk (01/23/2009)
MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and the law firm of Jenner & Block today filed a motion in federal court seeking an immediate halt to the dangerously dysfunctional system of ordering and administering medication to prisoners at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Wisconsin's largest women's prison.

ACLU Calls On Sheriff Gusman To Improve Medical Intake (01/15/2009)
Today the ACLU of Louisiana calls on Sheriff Marlin Gusman to conduct better medical screening in connection with the intake of prisoners, in light of the two deaths that have occurred at Orleans Parish Prison in the past week. "Unfortunately, many people in custody of Orleans Parish Prison have serious health conditions that are untreated," said Marjorie R. Esman, Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana. "This results in deaths that could be prevented with better medical attention."

Inmates With Disabilities Face Discrimination In Los Angeles County Jails (05/29/2008)
LOS ANGELES –People with disabilities face inhumane treatment and illegal discrimination in the Los Angeles County jail system because it routinely fails to accommodatetheir needs. Today, civil and disability rights attorneysare filing suit in U.S. District Court to stop the mistreatment.

ACLU Welcomes Immigration Detention Medical Treatment Legislation (05/05/2008)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union applauds Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) for introducing H.R. 5950, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. This legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop procedures to ensure adequate medical care for all detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The legislation also requires ICE to report detainee deaths to the DHS and Department of Justice Offices of Inspector General.

Analysis: Cost of Excluding AL State Prisoners with HIV/AIDS from Community Corrections Programs (04/29/2003)

Hepatitis C Emerges as Major Health Threat in U.S. Prisons (05/31/2002)
Individuals confined in prisons and jails suffer disproportionately from Hepatitis C infection. Despite proven medical treatments, many prisoners receive no care for their illness.

Nelson v. Correctional Medical Services, et al. - 8th Circuit Court Decision (10/02/2009)

Order Madating Correctional Officials in Wisconsin Take Immediate Steps to Correct the Dangerously Dysfunctional System of Ordering and Administering Medication to Prisoners at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution (04/24/2009)

Riker v. Gibbons - Order (03/31/2009)

Flynn, et al. v. Doyle, et al. - Plaintiffs' Brief In Support Of Motion For Preliminary Injunction (01/23/2009)

Riker v. Gibbons - Complaint (03/06/2008)

ACLU Comments on Bureau of Prisons Regulations on Psychiatric Treatment (08/12/2008)
Comments of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern California regarding RIN 1120-AB20, Proposed Revision to Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP’s) Regulations on Providing Psychiatric Treatment and Medication to Inmates.

ACLU testimony before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees at a hearing regarding immigrant detainee medical care (06/04/2008)

Testimony of June Everett for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of Edwidge Danticat for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of Francisco Castaneda for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

ACLU Sues Over Lack of Medical Treatment at San Diego Detention Facility (06/13/2007)

ACLU LGRP Letter to Franklin County Correction Center (01/16/2004)

Know Your Rights: Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison or Jail (08/01/2008)
Information on inmates' right to pregnancy-related care while incarcerated.

Know Your Rights: Medical, Dental and Mental Health Care (06/02/2006)

Health Care at Ely State Prison (03/06/2008)
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Grossly Inadequate Medical Care At State Prison In Nevada